Wow!! What an effort, Kate Madison, the director and producer and yes, actor, just rocks, I just watched this for the second time and yes, was brought to tears at the end.....ALL the actors, crew, etc. are great, I just posted on their website, who thinks to do this and get that many people on board, to do a movie about Aragorn's parents???? This crew should tackle Turin!! Or any number of untold stories....I think I watched snippets of this in the past, but because of TORn's posting I watching the whole thing and was blown away...

Yes, it's a really good fan film. Very professional and well done. I love how she and her crew were able to expand upon the info in the Appendices and create a very compelling story. The actors are all pretty good, the pronunciations are spot on, and even the computer-animated troll doesn't look half bad.

The one (very minor) flaw is when an orc uses the name "Sauron." Correct me if I'm wrong but weren't his minions forbidden from calling him that?

I vaguely recall watching Born of Hope a year or two ago. I might have to rewatch it again. Although I think the best effort at a Tolkien fan film is Hunt For Gollum. It has great acting, makeup, locations, effects. Lover of Medieval Fantasy "I know what I must do. It's just... I'm afraid to do it."

I watched that too awhile back...I emailed the director of Born and she thanked me for my thoughts, her next project is not Tolkien related but I bet it will be good...she has a professional group together and it shows...

I just watched it a couple days ago and was impressed. I could tell much passion and effort went into making that movie. "Why, to think of it, we're in the same tale still! It's going on. Don't the great tales never end?" -Samwise

Holy Squee, what could it be???!!! I will try in vain to dampen my curiosity...until then...next week, when I am on a beach in Florida, my curiosity will still grapple with this...as I eat scallops and fresh fish I will wonder...and will be checking in...

I finally got around to watching 'Born of Hope' in its entirety
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I have to admit that this had impressive production values for a fan-film. It was also well-acted. The only real problem is the lack of a major pay-off; the story, at the end of the day, is just a preface for future events. I can't help thinking that it could be easily cut down to the bare-bones as a simpler prelude to the story of Aragorn's youth. 'There are older and fouler things than Orcs in the deep places of the world.' - Gandalf the Grey, The Fellowship of the Ring

Ok, so you felt the writing and acting was bad...But lots of scenes were in the forest and the make up and costumes and weaponry were cool...I thought the actors were great and the director should make another fan flick...just differing opinions!

Yes, Aragorn's birth would have been a significant event in the history of M-e...
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The birth of Aragorn, son of Arathorn, is only the beginning of his story. I would expect a little more from a studio, tent-pole film. As a fan-film, this works fine. 'There are older and fouler things than Orcs in the deep places of the world.' - Gandalf the Grey, The Fellowship of the Ring